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'''Transport in [[Kollam]]''' ({{lang-ml|കൊല്ലം/ക്വയ്ലോണ്‍}}) includes various modes of road, rail and water transportation in the city and its suburbs. State-owned [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]] buses, private buses, [[Indian Railways]], state-owned [[Kerala State Water Transport Department]] boats & ferry, taxis and auto rickshaws are serving the city of [[Kollam]]. The city had a strong commercial reputation since the days of the Phoenicians and Romans.<ref>{{cite book |first=K. A. Nilakanta |last=Sastri |title=History of South India |edition=2nd |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1958 |orig-year=1935}}</ref> [[Ibn Battuta]] mentioned [[Kollam Port]] as one of the five Indian ports he had seen during the course of his twenty-four year travels.<ref>[http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/article/destination/kollam/1095/ Kollam - Mathrubhumi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009210850/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/article/destination/kollam/1095/ |date=9 October 2014 }}</ref>
[[File:South Kerala, May 2020.jpg|right|thumb|Map of South Kerala]]
[[File:Map of Kollam City, Jul 2020.png|right|thumb|Map of [[Kollam Municipal Corporation|Kollam City]]]]
[[File:Kollam city bus service, Nov 2015.jpg|right|thumb|A Kollam city bus at [[Ramankulangara]]. The city services of [[Kollam]] were blue in colour. Now city buses follow Green colour as per the new bus colour code of Kerala.]]
[[Kollam]] is known as the ''Cashew capital of the world''. 90% of [[India]]'s export quality Cashew Kernels are prepared from [[Kollam]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.commodityonline.com/news/keralas-cashew-industry-survives-on-foreign-nuts-7280-3-7281.html |title=Kerala's cashew industry survives on foreign nuts |publisher=commodityonline |access-date=2014-11-14}}</ref> It is the largest processed cashew exporter in the world. It is the headquarters of the [[Kollam District]]. The city of Kollam is home to the largest number of Bullet owners in [[India]]. As per the survey done by [[Royal Enfield]] in 2009, more than 60,000 bullet owners are there in Kollam city and nearly a lakh across the district. The enfield dealers in the city sells an average of 850 units every month.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/bulleteers-of-kollam/298869 |title=Bulleteers Of Kollam |publisher=Outlook India |access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Quilon 1745.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Kollam Port]] during 1745]]
City of [[Kollam|Kollam(Quilon)]] was known as the commercial capital of the [[Venad]] region (comprising Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts). Kollam Seaport (''now known as [[Kollam Port]]'') was founded by Mar Abo at [[Tangasseri|Thangasseri]] in 825. [[Kollam]]'s transportation have that much of historic background.

===Transportation in the past===
{{See also|Kollam Airport|Kollam–Sengottai branch line}}
[[Kollam Airport]] was the first aerodrome in the present day state of [[Kerala]]. During the 1920s, there were no other civil aerodromes in the kingdoms of [[Kingdom of Cochin|Cochin]], [[Travancore]] and the [[Malabar District]] at the time of the [[British Raj|British ruled]] [[Madras Presidency]]. The airport stopped its operations when an accident involving a training aircraft at the boundary of the aerodrome, resulted in the death of the pilot and the trainee.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article252269.ece |title=Aviation school proposal evokes mixed response |publisher=The Hindu |date=2009-06-08 |access-date=2014-12-26}}</ref>

[[Kollam]] was the first city in South Kerala that got a rail connectivity. The first idea of a rail link from [[Madras]] to [[Quilon]], the trading capital of the erstwhile [[Travancore]] Kingdom was conceived in 1873. [[Kollam–Sengottai branch line|Kollam–Sengottai railway line]] is the second railway line to come to the present day state of [[Kerala]], the first in the native kingdom of [[Travancore]]. After a survey in 1888, work started in 1900 and was completed by 1902. The first goods train travelled on this route in 1902, while the first passenger train began its run in 1904. Before the arrival of rail networks in [[Trivandrum]], Kings of old [[Travancore]] had used [[Kollam Junction railway station]] and [[Kollam Airport]] for their transportation needs. [[Kollam]] was the former capital of [[Venad]] Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://keralaspotshere.blogspot.in/2011/09/cheena-kottaram.html |title=Cheena Kottaram - Kerala Tourism Guide|access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref> The [[Madras]]-[[Quilon]] line was extended to the capital of the Princely State of [[Travancore]] on 4 January 1918.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irfca.org/articles/jimmyjose-20051128-quilon.html |title=Quilon - by Jimmy Jose |access-date=26 December 2014}}</ref>

====Timeline of rail transportation in Kollam====
[[File:Kollam railway station old.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Kollam Junction railway station]] in 1905]]
[[File:Kilikollur railway station building, Kollam.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Kilikollur railway station]] on [[Kollam–Sengottai branch line|Kollam–Sengottai rail line]]]]
* 1899 - Survey for [[Kollam–Sengottai branch line|Quilon-Madras rail link]] completed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/transport |title=Kollam Municipal Corporation |access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref>
* 1900 - Works for [[Kollam–Sengottai branch line|Kollam–Sengottai Meter gauge railway line]] started to connect the City of Quilon with [[Madras]]
* 1902 - Kollam–Sengottai Railway line works completed
* 1904 - On 1 June, Kollam-Punalur line was opened<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1447828651543-attraction.pdf |title=THE ATTRACTIONS OF MADURAI DIVISION |publisher=Southern Railway|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref>
* 1904 - On 26 November, Passenger train service started through Kollam–Sengottai Railway line
* 1918 - On 4 January, The Meter gauge line till [[Kollam]] was extended up to [[Chala, Thiruvananthapuram|Chala]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trainweb.org/railkerala/articles/history.htm |title=Did you know? - RailKerala |access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref>
* 1931 - Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram Meter gauge line extended till [[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]<ref name="Quilon">{{cite web|url=http://irfca.org/articles/jimmyjose-20051128-quilon.html |title=History of Quilon |access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref>
* 1952 - On 24 December, works for Kochi-Kollam rail line works inaugurated by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the then Prime Minister of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/Before-and-after-the-Jayanti-Janata/article14479828.ece |title=Before and after the Jayanti Janata |publisher=The Hindu|access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref>
* 1956 - Kottayam-Kollam Meter gauge line works started
* 1958 - On 6 January, Kottayam-Kollam line commissioned<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/journeys-through-kottayam-rail-tunnels-built-by-e-sreedharan-to-end-soon-train-railway-tracks-metro-man-1.2031082 |title=Journeys through Kottayam rail tunnels built by E Sreedharan to end soon |publisher=Mathrubhumi |access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref>
* 1976 - Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram Meter gauge line converted to broad gauge and commissioned
* 1998 - Gauge conversion of Kollam–Sengottai Railway line officially started
* 2001 - Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram broad gauge line electrified<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/rail-electrification-inspection-begins/article3033562.ece |title=Rail electrification: inspection begins |publisher=The Hindu|access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref>
* 2007 - On 1 May, Rail services on Kollam-Punalur section withdrawn
* 2010 - On 10 May, Kollam-Punalur broad gauge section thrown open for services<ref name="may">{{cite news|title=Kollam-Sengottai train service likely from May|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/Kollam-Sengottai-train-service-likely-from-May/article16916876.ece|access-date=21 June 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 December 2016|location=[[Kozhikode]]}}</ref>
* 2012 - On 19 March, [[MEMU]] services on Kollam-Ernakulam route flagged off<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerala.com/news_kerala_MEMU_service_flagged_0_6679.html |title=MEMU Maintenance Work Begins in Kollam |publisher=The New Indian Express|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref>
* 2012 - On 31 November, A new [[MEMU]] service started on Kollam-Kanyakumari route<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yentha.com/news/view/news/kollam-nagercoil-memu-to-be-flagged-off-tomorrow |title=MEMU service flagged off |publisher=Kerala.com|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref>
* 2013 - On 1 December, [[Kollam MEMU Shed]] formally inaugurated and Maintenance Works started<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2013/dec/02/MEMU-Maintenance-Work-Begins-in-Kollam-544247.html#.UyqylNLHm-0 |title=MEMU Maintenance Work Begins in Kollam |publisher=The New Indian Express|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref>
* 2018 - On 31 March, the entire [[Kollam–Sengottai branch line|Kollam–Sengottai line]] thrown open for passenger train services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/apr/01/sengottai-kollam-railway-line-reopens-after-eight-years-1795456.html |title=Sengottai-Kollam railway line reopens after eight years |publisher=The New Indian Express|date=1 April 2018 |access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/mar/30/chennai-to-kollam-train-will-resume-after-eight-years-1794626.html |title=Chennai to Kollam train will resume after eight years |publisher=The New Indian Express|date=31 March 2018 |access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/special-trains-announced-between-tambaram-and-kollam/articleshow/63538475.cms |title=Special trains announced between Tambaram and Kollam |publisher=Times of India|date=30 March 2018 |access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref> The first passenger train on the stretch was Tambaram-Kollam-Tambaram special train service(06027/28) and is completed the service by earning Rs 3.15 lakh as passenger ticket collection from its 879 passengers against a capacity of 712.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/first-train-from-chennai-on-punalur-line-has-commuters-ready-to-roll/articleshow/63564490.cms |title=First train from Chennai on Punalur line has commuters ready to roll |publisher=Times of India|date=1 April 2018 |access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>

==Road Transportation==
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The [[Kollam|city]] and [[Kollam Metropolitan Area|metropolitan area]] are served by major arterial roads that run either in an east-west or north-south direction. The intra-city transportation is mainly carried out by private buses whereas the inter-city services are carried out by [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]]. [[Kollam]] is one among the five [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] zones in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/thiruvananthapuram-ksrtc-executive-directors-in-charge-of-zones/articleshow/56403671.cms| title=Thiruvananthapuram: KSRTC executive directors in-charge of zones |publisher=Times of India |date=8 January 2017 |access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref> The private city bus services in [[Kollam]] were blue in colour.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kochi-bus-operators-ready-to-welcome-the-blues/article7072520.ece |title=Kochi bus operators ready to welcome the blues |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=2016-04-13 }}</ref> Now buses in Kollam follows newly introduced colour code system like rest of Kerala and hence city buses are green and other moffusil buses are blue. As per the reports, there are 681 buses plying through the roads in Kollam district.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://egov.eletsonline.com/2019/12/technology-acting-turning-point-kerala-transport-sector/|title=TECHNOLOGY ACTING AS TURNING POINT IN KERALA TRANSPORT SECTOR|date=2019-12-09|work=egov|access-date=2019-12-09|others=Elets News Network|language=en-IN}}</ref> There is only one [[Regional Transport Office|Regional Transport Office(RTO)]] in the city so far which is [[Kollam]] RTO(KL-02). But there are 6 Sub-Regional Transport Offices in the district of Kollam: [[Karunagappally]] (KL-23), [[Kottarakkara]] (KL-24), [[Punalur]] (KL-25), [[Kunnathur, Kerala|Kunnathur]] (KL-61), [[Chadayamangalam]] (KL-81), [[Pathanapuram]] (KL-82).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/colour-code-for-private-buses-from-feb-1/article22475382.ece|title=Colour code for private buses from February|date=2018-01-19|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-10-24|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

===Bus stations===
There are two major bus stations and one bus terminal in the city.<ref name="KSRTC">[http://www.keralartc.com/html/depots.html Depots - KSRTC official website]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article278225.ece?service=print |title=Shortage of drivers may hit services |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=2014-12-26 }}</ref>

* [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand|City bus station]], [[Andamukkam]]
* [[Kollam KSRTC Bus Station|KSRTC bus station]], [[Cutchery]]
* [[Tangasseri Bus Terminal|Bus terminal]], [[Tangasseri]]

=== City Buses of Kollam ===
There is no dedicated Urban Metro Transport company or corporation for Kollam. KSRTC's urban transport wing [[KURTC]] does very few AC buses to Punalur, Trivandrum and Kochi. Other wise the scene is completely dominated by green coloured private buses. The system suffers badly due to poor condition of buses, lack of speed, adequate passenger amenities or information system, lack of new routes on by-routes, lack of route numbering and rude behaviour of staff. There was an attempt to bring in number system a decade back which went in vain due to poor implementation and lack of co-operation. There is also lack of proper waiting sheds for passengers in bus stops of Kollam.

Major city bus routes are,

* Chavara - Elampalloor (near Kundara)
* Chavara - Kottiyam
* Chavara - Aasraamam/Uliyakovil
* Kottiyam - Cutchery
* Eravipuram - Thankassery
* Perumon - Chinnakkada
* Prakkulam - Chinnakkada
* Ashtamudi - Perumpuzha (near Kundara)
* Mayyanad - Cutchery (via Koottikada)
* Kottiyam - Mevaram - Kallumthaazham - Karicode (by pass route)
* Kottiyam - Modeenmukku - Karicode - Chavara Thekkumbhagom

City buses also runs to Maruthady, Maammoottilkadavu, Thirumullavaram, Kovilthottam, Mangadu, Kuppana, Panayam, Kannanalloor etc. There is a logical need to extent the city buses ending in Elampalloor to Kundara Technopark, Kuzhimathikadu, Nallila (where there is a multiplex), Cheerankavu etc to bring in Kundara town also effectively integrated with the Kollam city bus network and to boost connectivity to outskirts. Lack of enough service on by-routes between Three main roads to Kollam from Kundara and two roads from Kottiyam has led to increase of number of two wheeler traffic in Kollam city in an unhealthy manner.

===Roads===
[[File:Kollam prepaid autorickshaw receipt, Dec 2018.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Receipt for prepaid autorickshaw ride in [[Kollam|Kollam city]]]]
[[File:Mevaram Junction in Kollam city, Mar 2017`.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mevaram|Mevaram Junction]] in [[Kollam Bypass]]]]
[[Kollam Metropolitan Area]] is a meeting point of 4 important [[National Highway (India)|National Highways]] of [[India]]. They are,

* [[National Highway 47 (India)|National Highway-66]] - [[Thiruvananthapuram]] to [[Panvel]] <br><small>''(via [[Mevaram]], [[Thattamala]], [[Chinnakada]], [[Cutchery]], [[Mulamkadakam]], [[Ramankulangara]], [[Kavanad]] and [[Neendakara]])''</small>
* [[NH 220|National Highway-183]] - [[Kollam]] to [[Theni]] (via Chengannur, Kottayam)
* [[National Highway 208 (India)|National Highway-744]] - [[Kollam]] to [[Tirumangalam, Madurai|Tirumangalam]] (via Punalur, Tenkasi)
* [[National Highway 183A (India)|National Highway-183A]] - TItanium Jn. to [[Vandiperiyar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.190/loksabhaquestions/annex/11/AU1434.pdf |title=Declaration of Roads connecting to NH-66 as NH |publisher=Government of India |access-date=23 May 2017}}</ref> (via Adoor, Pathanamthitta)

====Major neighbourhoods and suburbs connected with [[National Highway 47 (India)|NH-66]]====
[[Kottiyam]] → [[Umayanalloor]] → [[Mevaram]] → [[Thattamala]] → Pazhayattinkuzhi → Pallimukku → Madannada → [[Polayathode]] → College Jn. → [[Kollam Junction|Railway Station]] → [[Chinnakada]] → [[Cutchery]] → Collectorate → [[Mulamkadakam]] → Nellimukku → Medayil Jn → [[Ramankulangara]] → [[Vallikeezhu]] → [[Kavanad]] → Aaltharamoodu → Capithans → [[Sakthikulangara]] → [[Neendakara]]

====Major neighbourhoods and suburbs connected with [[National Highway 208 (India)|NH-744]]====
[[Chinnakada]] → [[Kadappakada]] → Randamkutty → Koickal → [[Kallumthazham]] → Moonnamkutty → [[Karicode]] → [[Kilikollur]] → [[Chandanathoppe]] → [[Keralapuram]] → [[Elamballoor]] → [[Kundara]]

====Major neighbourhoods and suburbs connected with [[National Highway 183 (India)|NH 183]]====
[[Thevally]] → [[Thrikkadavoor|Kadavoor]] → [[Anchalumoodu]] → [[Perinad]]

In addition to that, some major roads like [[Asramam Link Road]], [[Kollam-Paravur Coastal Road]], [[Residency Road]], [[Kollam Port Road]], [[QAC Road]], [[Kollam]]-[[Kulathupuzha]] road etc. are also connecting [[Kollam]] with other major cities, suburbs and towns in the state.

====Kollam Bypass====
{{Main|Kollam Bypass}}
[[Kollam Bypass]] is a road on [[National Highway 47 (India)|NH 66]] that bypasses [[Central business district|CBD]] of [[Kollam|Kollam City]]. The 13.141 km long bypass starts at [[Kavanad]] in the north to [[Mevaram]] in the south, via Aravila, [[Thrikkadavoor|Kadavoor]], [[Kallumthazham]] and [[Ayathil]].<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kollam-bypass-central-team-conducts-alignment-study/article3454619.ece Kollam bypass: Central team conducts alignment study]</ref> The Government of Kerala proposed the bypass in 1972 and thrown open to public in 2019.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091213010425/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/07/stories/2009120756090300.htm Talks held on NH bypass completion]</ref> The bypass touches 3 major [[National Highway (India)|National Highways]] passing through the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/pm-dedicates-kollam-bypass-to-the-nation/article26010483.ece |title=PM dedicates Kollam bypass to the nation |publisher=The Hindu |date=17 January 2019 |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref>

==Rail Transportation==
{{Main|Kollam Junction railway station}}
{{Railway in Kerala cities}}
[[File:Main terminal of Kollam Junction railway station, Jan 2017.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Terminal-1 of [[Kollam Junction railway station]]]]
[[Kollam Junction railway station]] is the major rail head of the city. It is the second largest and fourth busiest railway station in the state. World's second longest railway platform, which is more than 1 km long, is situated at this railway station. In a single stretch the total length is 1,180 m, which is second in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-19/thiruvananthapuram/35204243_1_platform-kollam-metre-gauge |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233624/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-19/thiruvananthapuram/35204243_1_platform-kollam-metre-gauge |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-04 |title=Kollam railway station finally gets a ‘real’ platform No 1 |date=2012-11-19 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2014-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/asia/west-bengal-tea-plantations-and-other-rajera-relics-9835426.html |title=West Bengal: tea plantations and other Raj-era relics}}</ref> The station holds a [[Kollam MEMU Shed|MEMU Shed]] to manage short commuter rail services connecting the city with [[Ernakulam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Alappuzha]], [[Kottayam]], [[Nagercoil]] and [[Kanniyakumari]]. The city is served by 4 railway stations. They are,

* [[Kollam Junction railway station]]
* [[Eravipuram railway station]]
* [[Kilikollur railway station]]
* [[Chandanathoppe railway station]]

===Railway stations in Kollam Metropolitan Area===
[[File:Memu DSCN4598.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A [[MEMU]] train near [[Kollam MEMU Shed]]]]
[[Kollam Metropolitan Area]] is served by the following 10 railway stations.

* [[Kollam Junction railway station]]
* [[Eravipuram railway station]]
* [[Mayyanad railway station]]
* [[Paravur railway station]]
* [[Perinad railway station]]
* [[Karunagappalli railway station]]
* [[Ochira railway station]]
* [[Kilikollur railway station]]
* [[Chandanathoppe railway station]]
* [[Kundara railway station]]

===Suburban Rail===
[[File:MEMU Shed Office in Kollam Railway Station.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Kollam MEMU Shed|MEMU Shed office]] at [[Kollam Junction railway station]]]]
A new suburban rail system has been proposed by the [[Government of Kerala]] and [[Indian Railways]] on the route [[Thiruvananthapuram]] - [[Kollam]] - [[Haripad]]/[[Chengannur]] for which MRVC is tasked to conduct a study and submit a report. Ten trains, each with 7 bogies, will transport passengers back and forth along the [[Trivandrum]]-[[Kollam]]-[[Chengannur]]-[[Harippad]] section. The Suburban Corridor is modelled on the lines of the Mumbai Suburban Rail, where around 3,000 suburban trains run every day.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/new-drm-optimistic-about-suburban-project/article5547937.ece</ref>

There is a huge potential for suburban rail that is left untapped within Kollam district. The Kollam - Punalur - Edamon section of [[Sengottai]] rail line which run parallel to busy and congested Kollam - Punalur national highway is suitable and highly viable for DEMU operations.

===Kollam MEMU Shed===
{{Main|Kollam MEMU Shed}}
[[Kollam MEMU Shed]] is a [[motive power depot]] facility for maintaining [[MEMU]] rakes, situated in the city of [[Kollam]] in the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Kerala]]. It is one of the four [[MEMU]] rake maintenance sheds serving the [[Southern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]].<ref>MEMU Maintenance Work Begins in Kollam ''[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/MEMU-Maintenance-Work-Begins-in-Kollam/2013/12/02/article1923204.ece#.UyqylNLHm-0 Kollam MEMU Shed]''</ref> Presently, 5 pairs of [[MEMU]] services are now running from {{rws|Kollam Junction}}. The maintenance works of those rakes are regularly doing in [[Kollam]] [[MEMU]] shed.

==Air Transportation==
{{Main|Quilon Aerodrome}}
[[File:Old Airport, Kollam.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Old [[Kollam Airport]] area]]
Currently there are no airports in the city of [[Kollam]]. However, [[Kollam Airport|Quilon Aerodrome]] at [[Asramam]] was the first [[aerodrome]] in [[Kerala]]. The first flight to [[Kerala]] landed at [[Kollam]] [[Kollam Airport|Asramam Airport]]. Now the old airport area is serving as a twin-helipad of the city, which is about 1 km away from the city center.<ref name="The Hindu"/> The city is served by [[Trivandrum airport|Trivandrum International Airport]], which is about 56 kilometers from [[Kollam]]. [[Trivandrum airport|Trivandrum International Airport]] is the first international airport in a non-metro city in India<ref name="aai">[http://airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/thiru_general.jsp Trivandrum International Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125002751/http://airportsindia.org.in/allAirports/thiru_general.jsp |date=25 November 2010 }}</ref> and the only airport in Kerala having more than 2 Terminals. Daily domestic flight services are available from Trivandrum airport to major cities such as [[Mumbai]], [[Chennai]], [[Delhi]], [[Bangalore]] and [[Kochi]]. International flight services connecting to [[Sharjah (emirate)|Sharjah]], [[Dubai]], [[Abu Dhabi]], [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Male]], [[Doha]], [[Singapore]] and [[Colombo]] are available from here. The first Amphibian Aircraft (Seaplane) of [[Kerala]] also landed in [[Kollam]].

===Kerala Seaplane Project===
{{Main|Kerala Seaplane}}
[[Kerala Seaplane]] was a commercial seaplane service promoted by Kerala Tourism Infrastructure Limited<ref name="TNIE">{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Despite-brouhaha-seaplane-project-fails-to-take-off/2013/08/24/article1749582.ece| title=Despite brouhaha, seaplane project fails to take off | work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=24 August 2013|access-date=26 December 2014}}</ref> in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]]. It was launched on 2 June 2013 at [[Kollam]] with the inaugural flight being operated by Kairali Aviation.<ref name="Connecting flight">{{cite news | title=Tourism to take wings with seaplane's take-off | work=[[The Hindu]] Delhi edition| date=2 June 2013 | author=Special Correspondent | pages=7}}</ref> However, commercial operations could not start due to opposition from the local fishing community. The Kerala Government was keen on restarting regular operations of the project in 2014.<ref name="DNA">{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-kerala-government-keen-to-re-start-sea-plane-service-as-early-as-possible-1964981| title=Kerala Government keen to re-start sea plane service as early as possible | work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=25 February 2014|access-date=26 December 2014}}</ref>
The service was to be the first such service in mainland [[India]], and the second in [[India]] after [[Jal Hans]], which operates seaplanes in the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].

==Water Transportation==
[[File:View of Kollam City from Asramam Adventure Park.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A moving ferry at [[Ashtamudi Lake]], [[Kollam]]]]
City of [[Kollam]] is served by boats and ferry services operated by [[Kerala State Water Transport Department]]. [[Kollam district|Kollam]] is one among the 6 districts served by the [[inland navigation]] water transport facilities in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]]. [[Kollam KSWTD Ferry Terminal|Kollam KSWTD Boat Jetty]] is situated near [[Cutchery]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swtd.gov.in/index.php?langCode=en&compName=general&compView=aboutdept |title=Kerala State Water Transport Department - Introduction |publisher=KSWTD |access-date=2015-01-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226161243/http://swtd.gov.in/index.php?langCode=en&compName=general&compView=aboutdept |archive-date=26 December 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Kerala State Water Transport Department]] is operating daily ferry services from [[Kollam KSWTD Ferry Terminal|Kollam Boat Jetty]] that connect city of [[Kollam]] with the suburbs like Sampranikkodi, Guhanandapuram and Pezhumthuruthu.<ref name="KSWTD">{{cite news| url=http://swtd.gov.in/index.php?langCode=en&compName=general&compView=placesnroute| title=Important places enroute - KSWTD| work=[[The New Indian Express]]| access-date=26 December 2014| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061357/http://swtd.gov.in/index.php?langCode=en&compName=general&compView=placesnroute| archive-date=4 March 2016| df=dmy-all}}</ref> In addition to that, the District Tourism Promotion Council(DTPC) of [[Kollam district|Kollam]] is running [[Kollam]]-[[Alappuzha]] boat services on alternative days of the week.
[[File:Kollam-Alappuzha tourist boat at Kollam Ferry terminal, Jan 2020.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Kollam]]-[[Alappuzha]] tourist boat at [[Kollam KSWTD Ferry Terminal]]]]

===Kollam Port===
[[File:Port of Quilon, Mar 2016.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A distant view of [[Kollam Port]]]]
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The city of [[Kollam]] is served by [[Kollam Port]] (Thangasseri Port), which is the second largest port in [[Kerala]]. [[Kollam Port]] is one of the two International Ports in [[Kerala]]. Cargo handling facility had been kicked off at [[Kollam Port]] in 2013.<ref>''[http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/18/stories/2009061855000700.htm Kollam port starts cargo handling]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}''. Accessed 29 July 2014.</ref> Foreign ships are now coming to [[Kollam Port]] regularly. The first foreign ship that reached the modern [[Kollam Port|Port of Kollam]] after the independence of [[India]] was the MV Alina, a mammoth 145-meter vessel registered in Antigua. It anchored in the port on 4 April 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Foreign-Ship-Reaches-Kollam-Port/2014/04/05/article2150731.ece#.U0I8V9LHm-0 |title=Foreign Ship Reaches Kollam Port|publisher=The New Indian Express |date=5 April 2014 |access-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> Nowadays foreign and domestic ships anchoring at [[Kollam Port]] is a regular scene of the city.

Kollam Port is the closest sea port in mainland to [[Minicoy]] Island of Lakshadweep, there has been many discussions on introducing cargo and passenger ships in this route. However lack of refuelling and berthing facilities in Kollam port and poor political patronage, it is a non starter.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kollam-port-eyes-cargo-tourism/article24949883.ece|title=Kollam port eyes cargo, tourism|author=Staff Reporter|date=2018-09-14|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-10-24|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

===Water Metro===
LDF government in kerala has initiated steps in implementing water metro in Kollam. This will be the second water metro in Kerala after Kochi. This project is expected to take lesser costs than cochin and expected to complete by 2018. This will be a big boost Kollam traffic planning and tourism.

Since Kollam has the Trivandrum Shoranur canal passing north south from the city through suburbs like Eravipuram, Mayyanad, Paravur, Mundakkal, Kavanad, Chavara and Ashtamudi backwater and its branches connecting with major places along Kundara, Kallada, Perumon, Mangadu, Kallada, Thevalakkara, Munroe Island etc Water Metro can be a game changer in Kollam, if conceived, implemented effectively at the earliest.

==See also==
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* [[Kollam]]
* [[Kollam Metropolitan Area]]
* [[Kollam Junction railway station]]
* [[Kollam KSRTC Bus Station]]
* [[Kollam Port]]
* [[Kollam KSWTD Ferry Terminal]]
* [[Kollam Airport]]

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